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Charles S. Roberts was born on 3 February, 1930 in United States, is an American wargame designer and railroad historian. Discover Charles S. Roberts's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Born 3 February 1930
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Date of death 20 August, 2010
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Nationality United States

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1846

The first in this series was Triumph I: Altoona to Pitcairn: 1846-1996, and the last was Triumph IX: Salt Sea to Bays, Valleys, Dells, and Firestorms: 1927-2007.

In Triumph IX, Roberts includes reminiscences about his life and movingly pays tribute to his late first wife, Patricia.

1848

One of his great great uncles was Thomas Swann, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1848 to 1853.

Roberts's father and grandfather (also named Charles Swann Roberts) had long careers with the Baltimore and Ohio.

In one of his books, Roberts reminisced about childhood trips with his father to observe the operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad, of which Roberts had always been an enthusiast.

The firm of Barnard, Roberts, and Company published numerous books about railroad history, many written by Charles Roberts himself.

Earlier volumes focused on the Baltimore and Ohio, and later books documented the Pennsylvania Railroad.

1930

Charles Swann Roberts (February 3, 1930 – August 20, 2010, Baltimore, Maryland ) was a wargame designer, railroad historian, and businessman.

1952

He is renowned as "The Father of Board Wargaming", having created the first commercially successful modern wargame in 1952 (Tactics), the first wargaming company in 1954 (Avalon Hill), and designed the first board wargame based upon an actual historical battle (Gettysburg).

He is also the author of a series of books on railroad history, published by the small publishing firm, Barnard, Roberts, and Company, Inc.

In 1952, Charles S. Roberts created the first mass market board wargame, Tactics, from his house in the Avalon neighborhood of Catonsville, Maryland.

1954

In 1954, he began selling it via mail-order as The Avalon Game Company; and Roberts formed gaming company Avalon Hill in 1958 to publish the next incarnation, Tactics II (1958).

Tactics II improved on the basic game design of his earlier effort, and formed the genesis for the concept of the combat results table.

1958

In 1958 he published Gettysburg, considered to be the first board wargame based upon an actual historical battle, with subsequent versions in 1961 and 1964.

1963

Hard hit by a recession, Roberts turned over Avalon Hill to one of his creditors, Eric Dott of Monarch Services, in December 1963.

Tom Shaw, a longtime friend of Roberts and the last holdover from the original company, ran the company during Avalon Hill's successful 1963-1982 period.

After six years in Roberts home, the company moved to a dedicated building in the Parkville neighborhood of Baltimore.

1973

In 1973, he founded a small press, Barnard, Roberts, and Company, which he has described as "publishing to the Catholic market", even though Roberts himself was not a Catholic.

Over time, the company's emphasis shifted away from religious publications and toward railroad history.

Roberts took pride in coming from a long line of railroaders.

1988

Starting in 1988, Roberts's name was given to the Charles S. Roberts Awards, given for excellence in the historical wargaming hobby.

He was a charter member of the Charles Roberts Awards Hall of Fame.

1999

In 1999 Pyramid magazine named Charles S. Roberts as one of The Millennium's Most Influential Persons "at least in the realm of adventure gaming."

Following the sale of his wargame company, Avalon Hill, Charles Roberts held various positions in the publishing industry.